Clothes-drier



No. 752,151. PATENTED FEB. 16, 1904. C. W. GIES.

CLOTHES DRIER.

APPLIUATION FILED AUG. 10, 1903.

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BY WW1 A TC/ENE Y WITNESSES UNITED STATES Patented February 16, 1904.

RATENT OFFICE.

CLOTH ES-DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 752,151, dated February 16, 1904.

Application filed August 10, 1903.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, CHARLES W. Gras, 2. citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Briers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a rack which,while adapted to a number of useful purposes, is particularly intended for use as a clothes-drier or asa rack upon which shop-goods may be effectively displayed.

The invention consists, essentially, of an eXteriorly-screw-threaded standard, which is retained in an upright position either from a support below or suspended from above, and a nut with a screw-thread which corresponds to that of standard and carries thereon a nave or hub provided with a plurality of radiating arms, which support the clothes or other articles hung thereupon.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification and representing whatI consider the best means of carrying out the invention, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the invention,shown supported upon a base. Fig. 2 is a similar view somewhat modified and partly broken away to show certain details of construction. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a stop or locking pin used with the device, and Fig. 4 is a like view of a shelf attachment.

A represents a cylindrical standard upon which is formed an external screw-thread inextending its entire length and is adapted to carry thereon a nut B. Secured to the opposite ends of the standard in any suitable manner, such as by screws a, are attachments C and D, which are respectively provided with a male or projecting screw 0 and a female or recessed screw (Z. These screw attachments are for the purpose of providing means for coupling the ends of relatively short lengths of. standards together to suit a special conditionas, for example, use in a room having a high ceiling and also for securing a standard to a sustaining-support either from below, as by a. pedestal E, (shown in Fig. 1,) or from above, as by a wall-socket F. (Shown in Fig.

Serial No. 168,912. (No model.)

2.) The wall-socket has a flange f of' larger diameter than the boss of the socket and is fixedly secured by screws f" to the ceiling of a room, and where the same has been plastered a plate G may advantageously be placed thereagainst to afford a larger bearing. The said nut B is formed with an annular shoulder or shelf 5 intermediate its length, from which projects upwardly a cylindrical boss 5. Loosely fitted about the said nut-boss and seated upon the shelf is a nave, which is shown in two forms, as N and O in Figs. 1 and 2, respectively.

The preferred construction of nave N (see Fig. 1) comprises a circular band n, provided with radially-disposed lugs 01., arranged in pairs, as shown, between each couple of which is pivotally connected by pins or bolts 5., passed through the said lugs in proximity of their bases, radialarms H. Adjacent to the outer ends of each of the said nave-lugs and concentric of the several said pivotal connections is a series of perforations a", through which are inserted split pins h, whereby the said arms may be retained in any of a number of predetermined angles of elevation. In the aforedescribed nave it is intended to use but a few arms-as, for example, fourwhich are connected by rope lines I, strung through holes t, provided in the said arms, and which lines are designed to support the clothes being dried or the goods displayed.

In Fig. 2 I show a modified construction of the nave, wherein is preferably used a greater number of radiating arms than in the one hereinbefore describedsay about fortyupon which articles may be directly hung, This form of nave consists of two circular plates or disks 0 and 0, of which the former is provided with a sleeve j, which is bored to fit loosely about the boss of the nut and of length suflicient to project through an aperture of the other disk 0. The two said disk parts of the nave are clamped upon the inner ends of the arms by screw-bolts 7c. The arms are prevented from being displaced by socketing between pendent lugs s, integral with one of the nave-disks, and a marginal upwardly-projecting ridge 0 of the other.

L is a bindingscrew for securing a nave to its respective nut, and M is a similar screw for securing the nut to the standard. In order to prevent the nut traveling beyond the ends of the standard, I secure thereon a disk plate P of larger diameter than the outside diameter of the standard screw-thread, and the securing means would preferably be a plug 19 or nut p, according-to whether the attachmcntO or D is upon the end being covered, and provided with enlarged outer ends. These ends of the securing means may be made to add attractiveness to the appearance of the invention by making the same of an ornamental outline, as the ball 1' in Figfl or the hook r in Fig. 2, which latter canbe utilized to suspend an article thereon.

' The operation of the invention is as follows:

The nut being supposed to be at a height so that the radiating arms of the nave will be within easy reach of the operator, the clothing or other articles can be conveniently hung thereupon by rotating the nave and its arms independently of the nut, after which they may be elevated by turning the nut. Should the device be located in an exposed position, where drafts or wind would be liable to turn the nut and in consequence move it up or down, the nut can be locked at any set position by means of its aforesaid binding-screw M, or where the nut has been raised to such a height as to make it inconvenient for the operator to reach the said binding-screw the same result can be attained byinserting the end t of a bent rod T (see Fig. 3) within the adjacent of aseries of holes U, provided in the standard. These holes can also be advanta-- geously used for engaging a bar or lever, by which the several parts of the device may be turned to screw the same together when assembling or in retracting the connectingscrews in taking apart.

It is obvious that as a rack for displaying goods many attractive combinations and arrangements of the latter can be made. For example, various-colo'red ribbons may be festooned from and between the arms, and kaleidoscopic effects may be attained by rotating the nave, with its hangings, which can be accomplished by a belt driven from a suitable motor passing around a pulley V, secured fixedly to the boss of the nave. Also instead of the use of radiating arms ashelf, such as shown in Fig. 4, could be used for holding knickknacks, crockery, or the like, that could be better displayed therefrom.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with an exteriorly-screw-threaded standard, and a nut registering with the said screw-thread, of a nave rotatably mounted upon the nut, the said nave being formed of two disk parts one of which being integrally connected with a sleeve and the other having a plurality of pendent lugsto provide sockets for a number of radiating arms, means to integrally connect the said nave-disks to each other, and means to fixedly secure the said nave to the nut, substantially as set forth.

2. In a device of the type set forth, a standard provided with exterior "screw threads throughout its length, a nut mounted thereon, having a shoulder, a boss projecting above said shoulder, a nave mounted on said boss and seating on said shoulder, a disk on'the lower end of said standard of greater diameter than said standard, means for securing said disk to the standard, arms on the nave, and means for engaging the nut to prevent downward movement of the same when the nut is out of engagement with said disk.

3. In a device of the type set fort a tandard screw-threaded throughout s length, and having a disk on. its lower end of great diameter than said standard, a I1l1l'1Opeldt'll-., on

the standard, arms connected to the nut, said standard having a series of perforations the. in, and means to be inserted in said perforations to engage the nut and limit the movement thereof.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES W. GIES. 

